About HTMPO

The MPO is the group of local, elected officials responsible for the coordination of a planning process that results in a Long Range Plan (25 year) and a short term (four year) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), that list the transportation projects and programs that will be undertaken within the next 25 years.

The MPO decides, in cooperation with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), what transportation projects are funded with the available local, state and federal dollars. The MPO publishes priorities for all transportation related projects for all types of modes such as highways, transit, intermodal freight, and bicycle/pedestrian and greenways. Tools ranging from sophisticated computer models to old-fashioned town meetings are used to help determine which projects are funded.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

South Central Planning and Development Commission (SCPDC) hereby gives public notice of its policy to uphold and assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all related acts and statutes. Title VI and related statutes prohibiting discrimination in Federally assisted programs require that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal assistance. Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice regarding SCPDC services has a right to file a formal complaint with the SCPDC. Any such complaint must be in writing and submitted to the SCPDC in care of Kevin P. Belanger, South Central Planning and Development Commission, within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of the alleged occurrence. For more information regarding civil rights complaints, please contact: SCPDC c/o Kevin P. Belanger; South Central Planning and Development Commission; P. O. Box 1870; Gray Louisiana 70359. Questions and comments may also be emailed to Kevin@scpdc.org.

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